August 2022
What employment means for people with schizophrenia
May 5, 2022
Health-care professionals need to understand the benefits employment brings to people with schizophrenia.
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Article category: Features
August 2022
What makes a great preceptor? Nursing students have their say
March 28, 2022
Students chronicle their good and bad experiences with preceptors and give their view on how to perform the role well, to educate and inspire the next generation of nurses.
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April 2022
‘Lots of procedures and no heart’ – nursing in a pandemic
March 21, 2022
The guilt, moral distress and rollercoaster emotions of nurses working during Australia’s COVID-19 pandemic have been captured in a book co-written by a New Zealander.
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February 2022
‘Abuse can take many forms’: nursing student uses creative writing to share experiences
February 15, 2022
A grand old house, piles of old newspapers, empty whiskey bottles and a couple struggling with age and injury – student nurse Laura MacDonald was discovering the realities of community health.
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February 2022
Whakatāne nurse bears the scars of vaccination decision
February 8, 2022
Whakatāne district nurse Ange Hooker lives with the consequences of her mother’s choice not to vaccinate in 1970.
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December 2021 vol 27 no 11
Security guard switches to nursing
December 1, 2021
For Daniel Manihera, rejecting the lessons of a lifetime means he can finally start to learn again.
February 2022
‘Intolerable’ bullying drives nurse out
December 1, 2021
Auckland nurse Petra Aukino has quit the profession after bullying early in her career ‘shattered’ her confidence. She shares her story here.
December 2021 vol 27 no 11
Be confident, be brave, be educated: Kui Jamesina Kett leaves behind inspiration for nēhi Māori after her passing
December 1, 2021
E te Mareikura, Kui Jamesina
Takoto mai i roto i ngā ringa o te Atua i runga rawa.
Takoto mai i runga i te rangimarie me te aroha.
Haere atu rā koe ki ō tātou tūpuna.
Haere rā kei tua o te arai.
Haere, haere, haere oti atu rā.
Sunrise 19.12.36 – Sunset 22.11.21
December 2021 vol 27 no 11
Bridging the digital divide: nurses and the truth about learning
December 1, 2021
It was the news that for some, brought a foreboding sense of the rapid change besetting the world – after more than a century of print publication, Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand would publish exclusively on its website from February 2022.
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February 2022
Bullying – what should you do?
December 1, 2021
Nobody, even the boss, has the right to direct bullying behaviour at you.
December 2021 vol 27 no 11
A farewell to print…
December 1, 2021
In this final print edition, we look back at the story of Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand.
November 2021 vol 27 no 10
Rights are balanced by responsibilities
November 1, 2021
Two nursing academics ponder why some nurses are resistant to having the COVID-19 vaccine.
November 2021 vol 27 no 10
Mandatory vaccinations & workers’ rights
November 1, 2021
In October, the Government announced it would require all workers in the health and disability sector to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 1, 2022, as part of its public health response to COVID-19.
November 2021 vol 27 no 10
Why would nurses resist vaccination?
November 1, 2021
Even health professionals are susceptible to COVID-19 misinformation. But why?
November 2021 vol 27 no 10
‘I’m proud to be a nurse’: Mahina Adams on first COVID-19 wave in Paris
November 1, 2021
It was her first week in her final clinical placement in a Paris hospital when Mahina Adams was told COVID-19 was on its way.
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November 2021 vol 27 no 10
Getting it right in end-of-life care
November 1, 2021
This article was written by a palliative care nurse, about the distressing final days of her mother’s life. Identifying details of the people and institutions involved have been removed as the purpose of this viewpoint is not to point the finger but to appeal for skilled palliative care for dying people and their families.
November 2021 vol 27 no 10
Mandatory vaccination – what about students?
November 1, 2021
A nursing lecturer who has noticed vaccine hesitancy among students argues it is their duty of care.
October 2021 vol 27 no 9
From puffers to boilers: Health system needs a climate change check-up
October 1, 2021
What practical measures can the health service and a health union such as NZNO take to tackle climate change?
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September 2021 vol 27 no 8
Nurses ‘can do more’ in mental health
September 1, 2021
Nurses can do much more in the mental health space – they just need the confidence and experience to do so, says long-time mental health nurse Anthony O’Brien, who is weaving mental health care throughout a new nursing degree at the University of Waikato.
September 2021 vol 27 no 8
Use social media ‘wisely’ – NZNO
September 1, 2021
NZNO and its members are currently in a phase of significant activity.